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Lake District

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Lake District
A scenic area of northwest England including the Cumbrian Mountains and some 15 lakes. It is a popular tourist attraction for its associations with the 19th-century Lake Poets, notably Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey.
Lake District
n
(Placename) a region of lakes and mountains in NW England, in Cumbria: includes England's largest lake (Windermere) and highest mountain (Scafell Pike); national park; literary associations (the Lake Poets); tourist region Also called Lakeland
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Noun1.Lake DistrictLake District - a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
Lakeland
England - a division of the United Kingdom
Cumbria - a county of northwestern England
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Lake District [ˈleɪkdɪstrɪkt] n
the Lake District (in Britain) → la région des lacs
Lake District n the Lake District (Brit) → la regione dei laghi (nel nord dell'Inghilterra)
Lake District n the Lake District (Brit) → la regione dei laghi (nel nord dell'Inghilterra)


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"I've been painting in the Lake District all summer, as you know," answered Uncle Blair, "and one day I just got homesick to see my little girl.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
It was on their return from this visit that Wordsworth again changed his home and went to live at Dove Cottage, near Grasmere, in the Lake District, which as a boy he had known and loved.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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